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John Huston's sombre but compassionate boxing drama is a criminally underseen late-career masterpiece from the great director. Peppered with outstanding performances this gritty yet affectionate look at the world of small-time boxing highlights a down-and-out fighter and a young up-and-comer, both moving through a world of seedy gyms and flop houses.

  • 4K restoration from the original negative
  • Original mono audio
  • Alternative 5.1 surround sound track
  • Audio commentary by film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman (2015)
  • Sucker Punch Blues: Looking Back on John Huston's 'Fat City' (2017, 55 mins): documentary featuring interviews with actors Stacy Keach and Candy Clark, casting director Fred Roos and assistant cameraman Gary Vidor
  • An American Classic (2015, 22 mins): illustrated audio interview with Fat City author Leonard Gardner
  • John Huston on 'Fat City' (1972, 6 mins): archival interview filmed for the French TV programme Pour le cinéma
  • The John Player Lecture with John Huston (1972, 88 mins): audio recording of an interview conducted by Brian Baxter at the National Film Theatre, London
  • Isolated score
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

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